Action Replayy Review

With Diwali around…along with the crackers…colorful skies…great food and fun…It’s a high time for movies in Bollywood…And this time we had Akshay and Aishwarya Rai’s “Action Replay” which by its promos promises the revival of Bollywood of 70’s…

Let’s check out how it is…

Plot: Bunty(Aditya Roy Kapoor) is not happy about unremitting quarrels between his dad Kishan(Akshay) who looks like nerd and his mom Mala(Aishwarya) who spends all her time shopping. Bunty’s grandpa invents a time-machine that could travel back in past. When he comes to know that their parent’s marriage began with hatred, Bunty decides to restart their bonding with love taking the help of the time machine…

How this tough task is accomplished is the entire movie about….

Cast:

Akshay should be appreciated ton for being in much deglamorised look for more than half movie. He infuses life into his character…Lives it so great that u love the looks. This is completely different from mundane comedy he was doing in his recent flicks. And he gives one of his finest performances. Big kudos to him.

Aishwarya is no exception. Her presence is bliss…She connects us to the dream girls of the past so easily…a good choice made in casting her. Her hairstyle, costumes everything suited her. She has done her best…

American born Indian actor Aditya Roy Kapoor is a pleasant surprise. Oh what a confidence shown by him… He moved the proceedings so gently…and his performance in emotion scenes is touching. It was lovable when he tries hard to unite his parents…Saw him in the trailers of Guzaarish..And so he would be one more reason to wait for that flick.

OmPuri as Akshay’s father and Kiron Kher as Aishwarya’s mother are good enough. Ranadheer Kapoor is seen as the scientist. I liked Rajpal Yadav in this movie far better than many of his other flicks.

RanVijay singh as Kundan who woos Mala is good. Neha Dhupia just fills a gap but any other girl could have done it.

Should have been much better!!

Music by Pritam is pathetic. Seems he is original this time!! Many Songs actually break the flow and test our patience even though they are placed well.

Editing is not crisp and that makes the proceedings prolonged especially in second half. When you think “This is the end” that was not the end but you are still in middle of it.

And story has opportunity of holding many twists but there was no conflict as such as things go very easy and predictable for the protagonists.

And I feel movie could have even better visuals than it possesses now.

Director Vipul shah is good in parts but his ideas are stuck in past where the plot of the movie is set.

But you can give a try for…

Very Good Performances from the lead actors Akshay, Aishwarya and Aditya Roy Kapoor!

Comedy in the movie is good in parts. Best part is …it is very neat and not loud.

Plot as such is sweet where Son tries to better his parents bonding and the emotions are shown very good.

Though the movie might not be best in visuals…but something of past might entice the audience as it offers some variety…

Final say…

All in all though ‘action replay’ is far from being the best, this one is a decent watch for just a time pass.

Rating

2.5/5 for good performances and decent content.